Tag: Lake District

The Bridge House in Ambleside has stood over Stock Beck for 400 years. The growth of old Ambleside is associated with a succession of families dating back to the early 14th century. The Braithwaites were an incredibly influential family and originally built Bridge House to access their lands on the other side of Read more about Ambleside’s Bridge House: a 17th Century Survivor[…]

It’s Lambing Time in Borrowdale, as the notice on the signpost in this first picture reminds us: Once again, despite weather warnings, we were treated to “Borrowdale Blue” skies this week….. …..although it was bitterly cold. With temperatures just above freezing, we headed off again to walk to High Brandelhowe Jetty. This bridge Read more about Which Way? A Signpost, a Gate and a Bridge[…]

Townend Barn in the Lakeland village of Troutbeck has remained essentially untouched for over 350 years. The oldest part was built in 1666, with a newer (!) extension which dates back to the 18th century. It is still part of a working farm. The farmer uses it for lambing and for sheltering sheep. We came Read more about 17th Century Barn Doors in Troutbeck Village[…]

Stan and Ollie are alive and well….. …….. I know this because I saw them sitting on a bench a couple of weeks ago. Admittedly, they have shrunk in size over the years, but perhaps Alice and The Mad Hatter had something to do with that. I had stopped off in Ulverston in Read more about Stan & Ollie at The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party[…]

“Abandon Ship!” was just about what I felt like doing with this blog this morning. Having come back from a long-weekend Zen retreat in a beautiful Elizabethan manor house in the English Lake District, I was feeling really rather chilled. My intention was to have a look at some photographs that I’d taken during the Read more about Abandon Ship! (or Abandon Website!)[…]